Haitd-car for railroads



ANTHONY WELSCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

HAND-CAR FOR RAILROADS.

V Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,453, dated Deceniber 13, 1859.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ANTHONY WELSGH, of the city of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new andusefullmprovement on Railroad Hand- Cars; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the car; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a crosssection.

Similar letters refer to corresponding parts in the several figures;

A A is a B B. Attached to this platform, and about midway between itscenter and end, is a crank C, which connects with the brakes at D. Onthe axle of this crank is fastened the wheel E, which Works in thepinion F, on theaxle of the car, and on the other side of the center ofplatform, at G, a rod is fastoned, connecting with the brakes at H.

platform working in bearings The operation is as follows: The personsworking the car stand on the-platform A A, which moves in its bearings BB, andas those on one end, in order to depress their side of the brakes,must bearheavilyjon,

them, thereby materially lessening 1 theirj weight on the platformiwhile those on the other end engaged in ralsing their Sid Will bearheavier on the platform, it will be seen 1 that, on account oftheconnection ofcrank, wheel, andplatform, the latter acts asa lever I andin conjunction with thebrakes' gives a i double action, whereby greaterpoweris obf tained and the weight of those fworking I added thereto. 1

What I clainras my invention and wis to secure by Letters Patentis Themovable platform; and the attachment thereto of the crank andwheel, inthe manner and for thepurposes set forth,

Witnesses THos. Morrn'r, WM. A. Ha rcare.

ANTHONY WELSCII. f if

